Nightstream was initially launched in 2020 when film festivals were shuttered at the height of the pandemic. These major horror festivals joined forces to satiate their audiences’ appetites for new, exciting titles even while they were stuck at home. Despite the fact that the world is back in ...
This isn’t just a quirky fact about space travel; it has real implications for astronaut health and comfort. Gas build-up can cause discomfort, bloating, and even pain. In the confined, zero-gravity environment of a spacecraft, managing these bodily functions becomes crucial for maintaining th...
part elevator and part Ferris wheel was conceptualized by Dick Bowser, a man without formal engineering training. His innovative design solved the problem of transporting visitors to the top of the curved structure, something a traditional elevator could not achieve. ...
First was the fact that he was banned from South Africa because the country mistook him for actor John Heard who strongly opposed the Apartheid (Hurt pointed out that he was opposed to it too, but was lucky enough not to get blacklisted) so he was unable to do the other film. Second,...
8. Pioneering Computer Architect John von Neumann was a key figure in the development of modern computing, having set the basics of computer architecture while consulting for the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania on the EDVAC project. His work on the EDVAC pr...
In the era of rationally designed synthetic biology, heterologous metabolites production, and other counter-nature engineering of cellular metabolism, we took a step back and recalled that ‘Mother(-Nature) knows best’. While still aiming at synthetic,
Oh well, you don’t miss what you never had, says every generation after the fact. But for those that still enjoy and hang on to the Ritual; more power to you! t-t-talkin’ ’bout My G-G-Generation, bay-bee! DEEP PURPLE, PROCOL HARUM, DAVE MASON, HUMBLE PIE, SPOOKY TOOTH, WORL...
Check out this very insightful UK Sun article, “Early audiences hated the fact there were no jokes in The Office but we wouldn’t allow the BBC to change it, Says Ricky Gervais“. Watch my video interview ofRickyin this2010 Banff World TV Festival report with his funny award acceptance ...
The endiness is just so bad it’s hard to appreciate, but that is about funny. And then this really happened, someone had to explain why it’s a bad idea to vacation ina murderous commie dictatorship’s gulag. And then this really happened. ...
To bring this back to China, it is for these reasons that I am more skeptical than most about the recent financial reforms in China. As I see it, the financial system here is replete with balance sheet pro-cyclicality, which the government has not directly addressed (in fact many of thei...